There is a process of meditating on the Bible that I loosely call the “Provoke Method.” Over the years, I’ve always known it as…
Daily Word: Sweet Talk! Proverbs 16:24
If you have followed my Proverbs devotions over the years you’ve learned as I learned, about the medicinal properties of honey…
Daily Word: What’s the Difference? John 1:12
Aren’t all humans GOD’s children? Yes and no. This verse in John holds powerful insights into the Gospel message. It holds insights into…
Daily Word: Price Check, Romans 8:1
How do we put a price on our salvation and adoption? Our atonement? It was so great of a cost. For a long time, folks who don’t understand…
Daily Word: But They Started It! Colossians 3:13
Remember when our parents or teachers broke up our fights? What our default response? “He/She started it!” Even at early ages we were more…
Daily Word: Is Confession Good for the Soul? 1 John 1:9
Sometimes we forget that important step to forgiveness: confession. Confession means we recognize that what we did was not just wrong…
Daily Word: Heading True North? Proverbs 11:3
When I read this proverb I think of a navigational compass. Do we depend on integrity to be our compass? Or is it something else…
Daily Word: Nice vs. Kind. Ephesians 4:32
Awhile back there were these commercials for an energy/snack bar called KIND. It was a thoughtful advertisement because it practically…
Daily Word: Even in Our Fear, Psalm 56:4[3]
That oh so important context truly deepens today’s verse. David shares how he felt when captured by the Philistines — his old enemies…